§ 12-61-302. Organization and government
(a) The Arkansas State Defense Force shall be organized and governed by the terms of this code and by such rules as may be promulgated from time to time. (b) Except when otherwise provided, all provisions of this code and rules in respect to the Arkansas National Guard shall apply to the Arkansas State Defense […]
§ 12-61-303. Duties, privileges, etc
All duties imposed and all provisions relating to the privileges, immunities, and prohibitions of the Arkansas National Guard shall likewise apply to the Arkansas State Defense Force.
§ 12-61-304. Commander
When organized for active state duty, the Arkansas State Defense Force shall be commanded by any general officer holding an Arkansas state commission, in a rank not above brigadier general, who shall be appointed by the Governor.
§ 12-61-305. Assignments
All officers and enlisted personnel of the organized militia not otherwise assigned may be assigned to the Arkansas State Defense Force for such time and in such manner as prescribed by rules promulgated by the Governor as he or she deems necessary.
§ 12-61-306. Discharge and release
Upon the release of officers and enlisted personnel from the Arkansas State Defense Force, they shall resume the status held by them prior to their activation.
§ 12-61-204. Inactive National Guard
The inactive National Guard shall consist of the persons commissioned, appointed, or enlisted therein on February 12, 1969, such officers and enlisted persons as may be thereafter transferred thereto from the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, and such persons as may be commissioned or enlisted therein under the laws of the United […]
§ 12-61-205. Discipline, organization, and training
(a) The system of discipline and training of the National Guard shall conform generally to that of the United States Armed Forces as it is now or may hereafter be prescribed by the President of the United States and conform to the provisions of the laws of the United States, except as otherwise provided in […]
§ 12-61-206. Assemblies, annual training, and other duties
(a) Members and units of the National Guard shall assemble for drill or other equivalent training, instruction, or duties during each year and shall participate in field training, encampments, maneuvers, schools, conferences, or other similar duties each year as may be prescribed by the laws of the United States and of the state and the […]
§ 12-61-207. Female members
The Governor may appoint, commission, and enlist female citizens of the state into the National Guard where the laws and regulations of the United States permit. While so serving, they will have the same status as male members of the military forces.
§ 12-61-301. Authority for calling
The Arkansas State Defense Force may be called to active duty at the discretion of the Governor, when any part of the Arkansas National Guard shall have been called or ordered into federal service, or in any other emergency when the Governor shall deem it necessary to supplement the Arkansas National Guard.